Wild Flower is an album by the flautist Hubert Laws released on the Atlantic label in 1972.[1]

Wild Flower
Studio album by Hubert Laws
Released	1972
Recorded	October 22, 1971, November 23, 1971, and January 27, 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:59
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn
Hubert Laws chronology
The Rite of Spring (1971) Wild Flower (1972) Morning Star (1972)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A nice date from an earlier Laws period with a harder tone and more traditional jazz direction".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Wild Flower" (John Murtaugh) - 3:14
2. "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) - 4:05
3. "Equinox" (John Coltrane) - 6:26
4. "Ashanti" (Murtaugh) - 5:31
5. "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 5:36
6. "Yoruba" (Murtaugh) - 6:07

• Recorded in New York City on October 22, 1971 (tracks 2 & 3), November 23, 1971 (tracks 1, 4 & 5) and January 27, 1972 (track 6)

Personnel

• Hubert Laws - flute, alto flute, piccolo, electric flute
• Gary Burton - vibraphone
• Chick Corea - piano
• Ron Carter, Richard Davis - double bass
• Bernard Purdie - drums
• Ramon "Mongo" Santamaría - congas
• Joe Chambers, Airto Moreira, Warren Smith - percussion
• Bernard Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Aaron Rosand - violin
• Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Harry Zaratzian - viola
• Seymour Barab, Richard Bock, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman - cello
• John Murtaugh - arranger, conductor

References